First of all, the beloved Premier Zhou passed away, and the whole country was in grief.
The entire Chu family fell into an indescribable depression, and Chu Xingbang even fell ill.
Then a series of major events occurred.
All places began to be on alert, but there were frequent disturbances in the black market, but they were all suppressed by Lu Feng's powerful means.
The situation has become extremely serious, but it is also like the darkness before the people. As long as we can hold on, we will see the dawn.
Li Xiyue donated a large sum of money in the name of Li Shadan to the poor compatriots who suffered from natural disasters, hoping to help them out of their difficulties.
The situation was not good, and Li Xiyue did not go to Huang Xinrui's birth. She just asked Lu Feng to bring her some gifts using the black market transportation chain.
Chu Xingbang's illness kept recurring, sometimes getting better and sometimes getting worse. Fortunately, in early summer, Xie Mingying gave birth to a son, which gradually improved the old man's condition.
In early winter, Zhuang Le also gave birth to a son. Chu Xingbang recovered completely after seeing his great-grandson.
After the low-pressure year of 1976, the turning point of 1977 arrived.
Various policies have been relaxed and many people have begun to return to the city.
Those who were wronged were also rehabilitated and returned to the city one after another.
Among them were four elderly people from the first team of the Red Sun Production Team.
The first thing the four old men did after returning to the city was to go to the capital to thank their benefactor.
The state returned their property to them and gave them a large compensation.
They used two-thirds of their earnings to repay those who had helped them when they were in trouble.
So, Li Xiyue received two houses as a thank-you gift. It was said that Chu Xingbang and Lu Feng also received thank-you gifts, but no one knew what they were.
After the policy was relaxed, Li Xiyue received more letters, most of which were sent from the countryside. Zhou Yunxia and the other two asked about her current situation and whether she wanted to use her connections to return to the city.
Li Xiyue asked them to stay put and study more when they have time. The college entrance examination will be resumed soon. It will be much better for them to return to the city as college students than to use connections to return to the city and then use connections to find a job.
The three of them always listened to her, so they focused their attention and studied hard.
Huang Xinrui also kept asking her about her future situation. Li Xiyue asked her if she still wanted to go to college. Since she had a child, she was not so eager to go to college anymore and decided to train her son to go to college in the future.
The important thing is that she is pregnant again and is vomiting all over the place at home. How can she concentrate on studying?
After Li Xiyue understood her thoughts, she also asked her to hold back and not go to the black market for the time being. The more chaotic the time, the more cautious she should be.
In late October, the college entrance examination was resumed as expected.
All the educated youth had ignited hope that they could finally pass the college entrance examination to change their status quo and start a new life.
The moment Zhou Yunxia and the other two heard the news, they worshipped Li Xiyue like a god. It was too amazing. The college entrance examination was restored as she expected. Their hard work in the past few years was not in vain.
Compared with other unprepared educated youth, the three of them have been studying secretly, so their chances of success are greater.
Despite this, we cannot relax. After all, the competition is too fierce. I heard that there are more than 10 million people who meet the requirements, and even if they finally pass the review and screening, there will be millions.
However, the admission rate was extremely low. Faced with such fierce competition, the three were not arrogant enough to think that they had a 100% chance of passing.
They found ways to get a lot of books and test papers, and continued to study with others, studying whenever they had free time.
They study while eating, studying while going to the toilet, and even memorizing in their dreams. Everyone is like a madman, studying all the time.
Li Xiyue did not plan to take the college entrance examination. She wanted to apply for the medical department, but the teachers in the school probably didn't know as much as she did. She didn't want to waste her time in school. She wanted to use this time to do more meaningful things.
Soon, the only winter college entrance examination arrived.
Unlike later generations where there were detailed references, everyone took the exam blindly and had no idea what majors and schools were available.
Anyway, the three of them thought it was right to choose a university in Beijing.
Li Xiyue wrote to them, asking them to be bolder and apply to universities like Peking University and Tsinghua University. The three of them did as she said without any doubt.
After the college entrance examination, all three of them were able to do the questions and found them quite easy, so they felt like they had it figured out.
Sure enough, when the admission letters came, Zhou Yunze and Xu Shanshan were both admitted to Peking University, and Zhou Yunxia was also admitted to the military academy she applied for.
After receiving the admission letter, the three of them immediately sent a telegram to Li Xiyue to report the good news.
Li Xiyue was surprised that Zhou Yunxia applied for the military academy, but she could probably guess what she was thinking. She had special abilities, which would be best used to defend her country. Moreover, there was probably a factor of Chen Yu involved as well.
Anyway, when Chen Yu learned that she was admitted to the military academy, he was so happy that he almost went to heaven.
Zhou Yunze and Xu Shanshan went to get their marriage certificate the day after they received their admission letters.
Zhou Yunxia smiled and recited a poem beside him, "For the greatest joys in life, such as the wedding night and the day you pass the imperial examination, you two will choose the right time."
Xu Shanshan hid behind Zhou Yunze with a red face, while Zhou Yunze laughed out loud. They had been feeling aggrieved for so many years, and now it was not their turn to be proud.
The two got married in a low-key manner and did not hold a wedding banquet.
Li Xiyue waited until they arrived in the capital before giving them the wedding gifts.
The three of them asked Li Xiyue to buy a house in advance, and they would settle down in Beijing from then on. They were all cut off from their families and could live wherever they wanted, and no one could interfere.
If they come to make trouble, just break the engagement letter and throw it in their faces.
After the three of them settled down, Li Xiyue continued her nine-to-five working life.
That day, I had lunch with Zhuang Le in the cafeteria and asked about the situation in the black market.
"It's still quite chaotic. My husband, Lu, says there are always disturbances, and the control from above is getting stricter. Plus, a lot of people have become bolder lately, selling small items outside the factory gates. Many people are becoming more creative and don't want to stay up late to run the black market. They're looking for ways to do business legally."
Zhuang Le sighed and said, "Sister, why do I feel that this black market business won't last long?"
"Even if it doesn't last long, your family will have enough food and drink. Aren't your worries a bit unnecessary?" Li Xiyue gave her a shot of prevention.
The black market will be greatly affected in the future, but even if there is no black market, Lu Feng does not have to worry about his livelihood with the wealth he has accumulated over the years.
Even if Lu Feng has no money, they still have the Chu family behind them, so what are they afraid of?
Zhuang Le shook his head. "I'm not worried about us, I'm worried about those people under Old Lu. You know, they've been with Old Lu for so many years. They all come from poor backgrounds and have little education. What are they going to do in the future?"
She looked compassionate, and Li Xiyue realized that she seemed to have changed.
The thorns on the body disappeared, and the heart became soft, more mature, stable and gentle.
Is this what a mother is like?
Ever since Zhuang Le gave birth to a child, she has become a completely different person. It turns out that maternal love is so powerful.
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